Guadalajara vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$480	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	57	86
🏙️ Population	1.46M	2.75M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 41% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 5385th and 2624th ($1017 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Mexico and Italy, respectively. Check Mexico vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5625th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Rome

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	Guadalajara	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$9864

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Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201